This article talks about the increasing thrist the growing economies of Asia have for energy, oil in particular.
In the two decades to 2020 Asia will more than double its electricity use and nearly double emissions of carbon dioxide, according to the Institute of Energy Economics in Japan. The number of vehicles on China’s roads will […]
I just watched the President’s speech and I think that he said what was needed to be said. He gave a definite timetable and a plan for how sovereignty is going to be transferred to the Iraqi people and a new government set up.
He also spent a lot of time talking about training an […]
I ran across this post on human activities that could cause the ocean’s to absorb more CO2 on FuturePundit awhile ago.
This is a facinating concept to me. I am not competant to evaluate how much of a problem global warming is or how much of it is caused by human activity. I […]
Never again…again and again and again.
Once again the United Nations is standing silent in the face of Genocide.
I don’t know what we can do about this. The United States probably lacks the resources to intervene. The ‘noble’ nations of Europe who are not engaged in Iraq are silent and unwilling to step up. […]
Good news for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
I like Ahhnold. Partly because I agree with a lot of his politics but mostly because he is really cool.
Here is a report from the New York Times about the Coalition’s military success in Karbala.
While there is much left to be done in Iraq, and sadly many more will be killed before a stable society can arise there, it looks to me like things are going pretty well.
Moktada al-Sadr has utterly failed to turn […]
For a bit of perspective read this.
I especially like this line:
“We have freedom in Iraq. Now we say anything we want,” Zinad said. “Under Saddam we whispered.”
Whatever happens in Iraq in the future, I don’t think anyone is going to be able to make them whisper again.
Read it now
If I thought I could write half as well a him I would have started blogging a long time age.
Sam of Hammorabi Blog talks about his perception of the Arab Leadership.
Excerpt:
Above all we feel sick of the same faces always. Same presidents, Kings, Oil Sheikhs, and name it and get it! Why the Arab leaders (cheaters) are leaders for life?? WHY?
On the time they gather now in Tunisia there is a new PM swearing […]
Dizzy Girl’s nephew, Jeremiah E. Savage LCPL USMC, has been killed in Iraq. Stop by and leave your condolences if you are so inclined.
He was a real hero.
As someone who has a brother-in-law and a good friend in Iraq I pray for the safety of all our personnel over there and stand […]
